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Peleg Wadsworth
1748–1829Continental Army officer; Congressman from Massachusetts
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Famous people · Duxbury
17 famous people were born in Duxbury, more of them leaders than in most towns
Peleg Wadsworth is the best known, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Stet Howland and Peter Chandler. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. The list reaches back to George Partridge, born in 1740, one of 5 born before independence.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Peleg Wadsworth
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
George Partridge
Youngest
1994
Amie Varano
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Duxbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Duxbury’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicNotableScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Duxbury is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Duxbury
Languages with an article: 7 for Peleg Wadsworth, 7 for Stet Howland, 6 for Peter Chandler.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Duxbury
A further 14 follow, born between 1740 and 1994.
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A chosen home
Also called Duxbury home
One more notable person made the town home: Bobby Farrelly.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Plymouth has the most people on record, 40 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duxbury and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Peleg Wadsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stet Howland: The Metal Voice, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amie Varano: Alex Sirac, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Murphy: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Partridge: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh S. Cutler: Massachusetts General Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gamaliel Bradford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bailey Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Weston II: Edmund B. Weston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gershom Bradford Weston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg DiCenzo: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sullivan: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Marie Dix: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons